It’s been a number of years since the Yankees have seen a pitcher through a Tommy John rehab. Michael Pineda, Nathan Eovaldi, and Chase Whitley were the most recent big league arms to go under the knife, but the Yankees cut all of them loose before they could complete their rehab.
The same won’t be said for Jordan Montgomery. After getting his UCL repaired last June, he’ll undoubtedly return to the Yankees at some point, but figuring out when is a little more up in the air.
When speaking with reporters last week, Montgomery had quite a bit to say about his eventual return to the big leagues.